Moyer shoots for third straight win in middle tilt with Mets

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07/04/2009 - (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Philadelphia Phillies hope Jamie Moyer can give them the same type of effort that Rodrigo Lopez did on Friday, when they continue their three-game series against the New York Mets at Citizens Bank Park.

Lopez (1-0), who had not started a game in the majors since undergoing Tommy John surgery in 2007, baffled the Mets lineup over 6 1/3 innings in a 7-2 win on Friday.

The right-hander held New York to two runs on six hits and a walk, as Philadelphia moved a game in front of the Florida Marlins for sole possession of first place in the NL East.

"It's been awhile since I've been in this kind of environment," Lopez said. "Today was very exciting, very emotional."

Jimmy Rollins, trying to put a season-long slump behind him, recorded two doubles and two RBI, while Chase Utley and Greg Dobbs each drove in a pair for Philly, which also received a solo homer from Jayson Werth.

The Phillies had just completed a 3-6 road trip and won for only the fourth time in their last 16 tries overall. They also scored a rare win at home, where they have been a disastrous 14-22 on the year.

Livan Hernandez (5-4) dropped his third straight start, as the veteran was pelted for seven runs on 10 hits and four walks in a season-low three-plus innings for the Mets, who have dropped six of eight.

"I missed so many pitches and they hit them in the perfect spot," Hernandez said.

Nick Evans and Brian Schneider each knocked in a run in defeat.

Moyer, meanwhile, has won his last two starts and brings a 6-6 mark with a 6.05 earned run average into today's contest. Moyer defeated the Toronto Blue Jays on Sunday, holding them to four runs and five hits in five innings.

The 46-year-old left-hander is 0-1 in two starts against the Mets this season, but owns a 7-5 lifetime mark against them with a 3.66 ERA in 20 starts.

New York will counter with surprising righty Fernando Nieve, who is 3-1 with a 2.25 ERA. Nieve was saddled with his first loss of the year on Monday in Milwaukee, as he allowed three runs and 11 hits in just 3 1/3 innings.

Nieve, who will be making his first ever start against the Phils, had surrendered just three earned runs in his first four starts for the Mets.

New York has split its eight matchups with the Phillies after winning 11 of the 18 meetings a year ago.

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